Looking at magazine photos or even ads in the newspaper of finished quilts will help give you ideas. This will also help you to visualize them finished in your color choices.

Choose colors according to your own taste, keep in mind the fabric color values for contrast, rather than just trying to co-ordinate the colors.

In the event that you purchase a fabric with a manufacturer's flaw, mark the spot with a small safety pin so you can avoid the flaw during any future cutting scessions.

You might even consider purchasing the Magic Mirrors for Quilters to help see how the fabric will look when you have pieced them together.

Using fabric with a directional print will sometimes require the purchase of more fabric because special cutting is necessary.

The scale of a print on your fabric is also important and you may consider buying a little extra. If the print is too large but the pattern requires cutting in small pieces, the design will be lost. Picture how it will look when cut into small pieces to ensure some of the colors will not be lost or the design will not disappear.